This piece was commissioned by Darryl Von Wierdo for an Erotica Art Show at Kingscliff Australia in June 2004

A little about me, I have been involved in the Hot Rod/Rockabilly scene for about 15 years and have been expressing myself through art in one form or another since my early teens - originally through painting. The "Beat" in Tiki Beat is meant to express the Polynesian drums and the Beatnik rythm associated with popculture.

My Tikis are now better travellers than I am - I now have pieces in Japan, England and various states of Australia. Shige Suganuma of Mooneyes proudly displayed in his foyer in Japan. Recently I have been approached to carve pieces for upcoming resort developments in Northern Queensland. It is a very humbling experience to have my artwork admired and sought after.

For everyone else, I have a seen a little of this guys work in Cruzin magazine (an Aussie rod and kustom mag). It is very nice. Yeh - another bloody Aussie _________________www.kustomkultureaustralia.com

Big Welcome Marcus Thorn. Nice tiki you have there only I thought he would be smiling ear to ear being built like that! Joking of course.
Looks like you will fit in just nicely around here. we would Love to see more pic's of your are too so bring'em on down.
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Cool tiki, Marcus. You look a little tired in that picture. That's the sign of a good artist/carver - staying up all hours of the night because you're too engrossed in your work to go to bed. Welcome!
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Thanks Marcus. No I haven't been to Australia yet. I would Love to go there some day and hit NZ too. I'm surprized there's not many tiki carvers down under tho. What do most carvers do down there?
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On 2005-06-01 22:11, tiki beat by marcus thorn wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome. Sam I May have been under the influence of an ale or two at this art show. I checked out your site -very very cool mate.

So it's the old demon rum! Thanks for the kind words, Marcus.
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